Safin takes out Djokovic in straight sets in the 2nd Rnd of Wimbledon .. did anyone see that coming?

Question

Full marks to Marat Safin for a top performance against Djokovic but I watched the match live and surely i'm not the only one that thought Djokovic's performance was a bit lack-luster to say the least in this 2nd round clash at Wimbledon.

I guess im going to be a but more critical down to the fact i had placed a 14-folds bet on a variety of sports with the overall odds at 224-1 .. put 4quid on and got all of them right apart from a bet on Djokovic to beat Safin in the second round (on paper almost a certain win!) with the result of that match costing me just under 1,000 pound :|

What went wrong for the tournament's number 3 seed??

Answer 1

Daddy Wags, don't bet real money or gold on Nadal winning USO.  Everyone knows he is not good on hardcourt.

Answer 2

i saw that coming djokovic is a serbian b       i        t      c        h.

    Kosovo Rulesssssssssss!

Answer 3

That was kind of a dumb bet.  Anyone who has seen crazy, head-case Safin play knows he can take out the best player on any day (or lose to them in straight sets).

Djokovic is very good, but he's NOT elite yet.

Answer 4

Yeah, I actually did see it coming, believe it or not.  I thought that Djokovic was going down early and I thought if someone was going to do it why not Marat Safin the former #1.

Answer 5

djokovic sucks, i don't like him. i was happy when he lost.

Answer 6

This question's about 3 weeks too late. Djokovic wasn't impressive in the first round so it wasn't a complete shock. When you take into account the conditions, Safin's power and Djokovic's fragile mentality (he tends to be very critical of his game), an upset was far more likely than the bookies' figured. Hindsight's a wonderful thing though.

Answer 7

I don't know, man, but my money's on Nadal to take the whole thing.

Answer 8

Safin is the best player in the world if he has a good day but no one was expecting that even himself.